Diurnal rhythms in seizures detected by intracranial electrocorticographic monitoring: an observational study

WA Hofstra, WPJ Spetgens, FSS Leijten… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
Few studies have evaluated human seizure occurrence over the 24-hour day, and only one
group has employed intracranial electrocorticography monitoring to record seizures …

[HTML][HTML] Day–night patterns of epileptiform activity in 65 patients with long-term ambulatory electrocorticography

CT Anderson, TK Tcheng, FT Sun… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To characterize cyclic day–night patterns of electrocorticographic epileptiform
activity (EA) in patients with focal onset seizures. Methods: Epileptiform events as defined by …

Temporal distribution of clinical seizures over the 24‐h day: a retrospective observational study in a tertiary epilepsy clinic

WA Hofstra, BE Grootemarsink, R Dieker… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Very few studies have evaluated seizure occurrence in humans over the 24‐h day;
data from children are particularly scarce. Circadian patterns in seizure occurrence may be …

[HTML][HTML] Circadian profiles of focal epileptic seizures: a need for reappraisal

A Mirzoev, E Bercovici, LS Stewart, MA Cortez… - Seizure, 2012 - Elsevier
Circadian rhythm of seizure is underestimated in the study of focal epilepsies. A review of
the current literature revealed a clear correlation between cortical epileptogenic focus and …

Timing of temporal and frontal seizures in relation to the circadian phase: a prospective pilot study

WA Hofstra, MCM Gordijn, J van der Palen… - Epilepsy research, 2011 - Elsevier
There is strong evidence that epileptic seizures occur in diurnal or 24-h patterns. A study in
rat models of partial epilepsy showed circadian seizure patterns, and in humans circadian …

Interictal spikes and epileptic seizures: their relationship and underlying rhythmicity

PJ Karoly, DR Freestone, R Boston, DB Grayden… - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We report on a quantitative analysis of electrocorticography data from a study that acquired
continuous ambulatory recordings in humans over extended periods of time. The objectives …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between scalp-recorded electroencephalographic and electrocorticographic activities during ictal period

K Hashiguchi, T Morioka, F Yoshida, Y Miyagi… - Seizure, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between scalp-recorded
electroencephalographic (EEG) and electrocorticographic (ECoG) activities during ictal …

Circadian distribution and sleep/wake patterns of generalized seizures in children

M Zarowski, T Loddenkemper, M Vendrame… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate the relationship of sleep/awake and circadian patterns to generalized
seizures. Methods: Charts of 1,044 consecutive pediatric epilepsy patients undergoing video …

Seizure occurrence and the circadian rhythm of cortisol: a systematic review

JS van Campen, FA Valentijn, FE Jansen, M Joëls… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Stress is the seizure precipitant most often reported by patients with epilepsy or
their caregivers. The relation between stress and seizures is presumably mediated by stress …

Diurnal pattern of seizures outside the hospital: is there a time of circadian vulnerability?

MK Pavlova, JW Lee, F Yilmaz, BA Dworetzky - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate whether the distribution of seizures throughout the day is the same in
ambulatory outpatient conditions as observed in inpatient conditions. Methods: We analyzed …